“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” — Maya Angelou Picture the scene. An employee who doesn’t fit the mould eventually finds a role and a manager who understands him. The culture, the boss, and the work provide an ideal environment for him to flourish. Eventually, his boss […]

“We cannot rest and sit down lest we rust and decay. Health is maintained only through work. And as it is with all life so it is with science. We are always struggling from the relative to the absolute.” — Max Planck A study focusing on the health of individuals over 65 found that those who regularly opted

The Infinity Curve Seasons Greetings all, Thank you for all your support in 2023. We have some amazing new series coming in 2024. We have a perfect sponsor for the Corporate Explorer in the Field series. This is based on the book of the same name and then will feature corporate Innovators. We are grateful to our sponsor Wazoku.

Wallpaper Flare “The Early Bird May Catch the Worm, but the Second Mouse Gets the Cheese” — The Second Mouse In “Think & Grow Rich”, Napoleon Hill tells the story of R.U. Darby. One of the many caught by “gold fever” in the gold rush days, Darby headed west to dig and grow rich. After weeks of labour,

Notre Dame American Football Team on The Seashore with the Spanish Armada in the Background [TLDR: Two distinct narratives, separated by time and oceans, tell the tales of the Army football team’s encounter with Notre Dame in 1913 and the Spanish Armada’s ill-fated expedition against the British Navy. These stories, seemingly unrelated, share a common

“Science progresses one funeral at a time”. — Max Planck The Musicians of the Titanic: A Tale of Unnecessary Bravery On that fatal night in April 1912, the musicians of the Titanic played heroically, even as the ship was sinking. Their bravery was legendary, but it should never have reached that point. The musicians should never have perished.

“All great truths start as blasphemies.” — George Bernard Shaw In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the seas were treacherous, and scurvy claimed the lives of countless sailors. Among them were brave men sailing with Vasco da Gama in 1497 around the Cape of Good Hope. By the journey’s midway point, 110 or 278 sailors had died of scurvy.

Imagine having two rabbits in a meadow, each pair having two babies. So, you start with two rabbits, then 4, then 8, and so on — it keeps doubling exponentially. This is like a population explosion. However, at some point, there are so many rabbits that there isn’t enough food for all of them. This makes it

Variations on a Theme: The Cycle of Life, Theme #1 by SputnicArtFactory It’s that time of year when you plant bulbs if you wish to enjoy their flowers in the spring. Not all bulbs will make it; some may fall prey to insects, while others succumb to harsh conditions. To mitigate the inevitable, a savvy

“The beginning seems to be more than half of the whole.” — Aristotle, ‘The Nicomachean Ethics’ Aristotle’s quote suggests that the initial stages of any task are crucial because they set the tone, direction, and foundation for the entire endeavour. It highlights that a good start is disproportionately significant because it shapes the trajectory. This phenomenon applies